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tylerjenkins92@aol.com Senior Enthusiast

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Hey guys I am just wondering what the torque specs are for my lug nuts? It is a 2007 GMC Sierra Z71 4wd Classic.

 

Until you think they're tight enough. Sorry, but that's how I do mine.

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Hey guys I am just wondering what the torque specs are for my lug nuts? It is a 2007 GMC Sierra Z71 4wd Classic.

 

Until you think they're tight enough. Sorry, but that's how I do mine.

 

 

 

farm boy tight....that's what we always called it. never used a torque wrench on my lugs, never had a single one turn loose either.

tylerjenkins92@aol.com Senior Enthusiast

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Hey guys I am just wondering what the torque specs are for my lug nuts? It is a 2007 GMC Sierra Z71 4wd Classic.

 

Until you think they're tight enough. Sorry, but that's how I do mine.

 

 

 

farm boy tight....that's what we always called it. never used a torque wrench on my lugs, never had a single one turn loose either.

 

 

I don't even own a torque wrench. I know what tight is, though. And I also know what snug is. I mean does he really think a tire place tests the lugs with a torque wrench, no, they hit em' with an impact a couple of times and they're done.

the hammer Enthusiast

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Hey guys I am just wondering what the torque specs are for my lug nuts? It is a 2007 GMC Sierra Z71 4wd Classic.

 

Until you think they're tight enough. Sorry, but that's how I do mine.

 

 

 

farm boy tight....that's what we always called it. never used a torque wrench on my lugs, never had a single one turn loose either.

 

 

I did that too until I broke a lug on my sister's gto. I am way too strong to be doing it by feel...had to get a torque wrench to measure my awesomeness and tone it down a bit. ha

tylerjenkins92@aol.com Senior Enthusiast

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Hey guys I am just wondering what the torque specs are for my lug nuts? It is a 2007 GMC Sierra Z71 4wd Classic.

 

Until you think they're tight enough. Sorry, but that's how I do mine.

 

 

 

farm boy tight....that's what we always called it. never used a torque wrench on my lugs, never had a single one turn loose either.

 

 

I did that too until I broke a lug on my sister's gto. I am way too strong to be doing it by feel...had to get a torque wrench to measure my awesomeness and tone it down a bit. ha

 

 

Then you need to learn to control your "awesomeness" a little better.  :D

dlstewart01 Senior Enthusiast

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When I was young and inexperienced, I never used a torque wrench. I now have 4 of them. Its not that the lug nut will come off. Its getting then uniformly tightened in the correct sequence so you won't wrap the rotors. I had to get new rotors very early because a Goodyear tire shop over tightened my lug nuts and not uniformly either. I don't work harder, I work smarter.

 

Just an old geezer's opinion

tylerjenkins92@aol.com Senior Enthusiast

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When I was young and inexperienced, I never used a torque wrench. I now have 4 of them. Its not that the lug nut will come off. Its getting then uniformly tightened so you won't wrap the rotors. I had to get new rotors very early because a Goodyear tire shop over tightened my lug nuts and not uniformly either. I don't work harder, I work smarter.

 

Just an old geezer's opinion

 

Well, considering I'm only 28, you might be right. But, I don't exactly consider myself inexperienced, although I might be.

tanked_darren Senior Enthusiast

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When I was young and inexperienced, I never used a torque wrench. I now have 4 of them. Its not that the lug nut will come off. Its getting then uniformly tightened so you won't wrap the rotors. I had to get new rotors very early because a Goodyear tire shop over tightened my lug nuts and not uniformly either. I don't work harder, I work smarter.

 

Just an old geezer's opinion

 

 

I own 3 torque wrenches and I use them when ever possible on anything (even oil drain plugs) I'm sort of a perfectionist, and I figure, I know the numbers and I have the tools why not use them???

 

BTW torque is 190 N-m :D

jblakeney Senior Enthusiast

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Do it like the tire store..... Tire off the ground 200+ PSI on the air hose, on a 1500 ft lb impact wrench turned wide open.... Remember they figured the torque of impacts at only 90 psi... What does the extra 110+ psi do to the impacts torque figures???

 

But 140 ft lbs...

 

Jbo

ColoradoSkiCountry Senior Enthusiast

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Discount Tire uses Torque Wrenches and they will even tell you what they torqued them to. Never had a problem. In fact, when I got a used Jeep years ago and took it in for new tires, they noticed one of the studs was busted off when they took the cap off the rim and came and showed me before they started removing the tires, they just wanted me to be aware of what they saw and gave me a free replacement cupon for the stud at a local repair facility they did business with. That's they kind of service I always get from Discount.

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When I was young and inexperienced, I never used a torque wrench. I now have 4 of them. Its not that the lug nut will come off. Its getting then uniformly tightened in the correct sequence so you won't wrap the rotors. I had to get new rotors very early because a Goodyear tire shop over tightened my lug nuts and not uniformly either. I don't work harder, I work smarter.

 

Just an old geezer's opinion

 

+1

 

make sure you tighten the lug nuts in a star pattern and check the torque after you get home from work a couple of times to make sure they are staying tight.

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